# 8 weeks today, from my surgery date,and I drove for the first time! **URL:** \ **Category:** What's New With You?\ **Created:** [February 18, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818 "2015-02-18T18:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nella\_Negri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nella_negri/32/3095_2.png) [@Nella\_Negri](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Nella_Negri)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/1 "2015-02-18T18:30:00Z")
It was not easy to get enough courage together to get behind the wheel again, but my doctor said I can drive,and I am going back to work in 4 weeks, so I needed to do this,since I had a doctors app. For an EMG test today and the office is not far from my home,and it was driving straite mostly I decided to go by myself!!! It wasn't bad except for trying to look side to side when pulling out of a street to get onto a main road, and thank God for backup cameras in the car that helped a lot but you still need to look on both side, this was kind of hard.. I am hoping once I can start therapy that I can gain some of the range of motion back,just enough to be safe when driving...I know I was told I would lose motion, but it's not as bad as they made it sound( they meaning the first NS I saw... But it is hard to drive with the neck brace!!! Jen how long was it after your surgery before you started to drive? ---
**Author:** ![jcdemar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/jcdemar/32/1226_2.png) [@jcdemar](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/jcdemar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/2 "2015-02-18T23:36:54Z")
Hey Bud! Glad you are making improvements! I can’t rmember when I started driving exactly- somewhere between the 4 and 6 week mark. I would have driven sooner but my brain was so slow I knew I couldn’t handle it. I don’t think my range of motion is any different than before, honestly. How’s the neck pain? Posture? Headache? Jenn ---
**Author:** ![Nella\_Negri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nella_negri/32/3095_2.png) [@Nella\_Negri](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Nella_Negri)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/3 "2015-02-19T01:04:47Z")
Thanks Rebecca, glad I can be some help in some way!! How are you feeling? How is it going with insurance? ---
**Author:** ![Nella\_Negri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nella_negri/32/3095_2.png) [@Nella\_Negri](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Nella_Negri)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/4 "2015-02-19T01:45:03Z")
Sorry everyone, but it seems I can not reply to a person personally,every time I hit reply I get all this computer mish mash and the message they sent me am I doing something wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Desron1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/desron1/32/3127_2.png) [@Desron1](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Desron1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/5 "2015-02-19T03:38:34Z")
Yah!!!!! I wonder how it feels. I am not there yet, but look forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![jcdemar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/jcdemar/32/1226_2.png) [@jcdemar](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/jcdemar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/6 "2015-02-19T14:55:29Z")
Nella, that is normal. Put your cursor at the top of the mish mash and write your note 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nella\_Negri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nella_negri/32/3095_2.png) [@Nella\_Negri](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Nella_Negri)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/7 "2015-02-24T02:49:21Z")
Ok Jenn I will try see if it works!! jcdemar said: > Nella, that is normal. Put your cursor at the top of the mish mash and write your note 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nella\_Negri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nella_negri/32/3095_2.png) [@Nella\_Negri](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Nella_Negri)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/8 "2015-02-24T03:01:31Z")
Thank you Jenn it worked!!! I thought I was just being stupid LOL!!! Thank you FixerUpper…I do write some of these post just because I know how scare I was before surgery and all the questions I had, which I mostly bombarded Jenn with 🙂 but she always was so kind and helpful to me, I just want to give back a little, of what I can… FixerUpper said: > That is great news Nella! I get so much hope from reading your posts. Please continue to share your recovery with us (ME!). I’m really proud of you and your attitude about everything. ---
**Author:** ![Nella\_Negri](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/nella_negri/32/3095_2.png) [@Nella\_Negri](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Nella_Negri)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/9 "2015-02-24T03:04:23Z")
Desron1 have you had surgery yet?? And don’t worry you will get there!!! Desron1 said: > Yah!!! I wonder how it feels. I am not there yet, but look forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![Desron1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/desron1/32/3127_2.png) [@Desron1](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/Desron1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/8-weeks-today-from-my-surgery-date-and-i-drove-for-the-first-time/5818/10 "2015-02-25T03:14:15Z")
I have had surgery. Dealing with home-IV and infection so cant drive. Looking forward to it though.